251-272 MAKING A MIRACLE1 BY ROBERT E. LUCAS‚ JR. This lecture surveys recent models of growth and trade in search of descriptions of technologies that are consistent with episodes of very rapid income growth. Emphasis is placed on the on-the-job accumulation of human capital: learning by doing. Possible connections between learning rates and international trade are discussed. KEYWORDS: Growth‚ productivity‚ on-the-job training‚ learning.
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banking activities. Many banks like Bank of Burma (1904)‚ Bank of India (1906)‚ Canara Bank (1906)‚ Bank of Rangoon (1906)‚ Indian Specie Bank (1906)‚ N.K. Thingalaya‚ "Manu‚ Chanakya and the Rate of Interest"‚ Pigmy Economic Review‚ Vol. 36‚ Aug - Oct‚ 1994‚ pp. 1-5.. 1 ’c. Kugumakara Hebbar‚ "Growth of Banking in India Before Independence"‚ Pigmy Econgmic Review‚ August 1989‚ pp .3-4. Indian Bank (1 9061‚ Bank of Baroda (1908) and Central Bank ( 1911) had their operation with a paid
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critical argument for and againstthe conention that population growth is the hindrance for socio -economic growth particularly in developing countries. Popula-tion growth means that is the increase in number of people in a particular geographical area. Popula-tion growth is found in developing countries which are in three continents which are Africa‚ Asia and South America hich are called third world countries. Reasons for popula-tion growth in third world countries are Economic factorssuch as labour
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Case #2 Mitchem Lethbridge Ltd. Financial Statement Analysis Section A Introduction Mitchem Lethbridge Ltd. is an individual franchise of the parent company Mitchem Office Corporation‚ which holds a contest every third year to award the franchise with the greatest improvement in net income. This year the Lethbridge franchise has won the contest‚ however the Halifax franchise‚ who had a net income increase of 60%‚ contends that Lethbridge’s
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1018-5895/10 www.palgrave-journals.com/gpp/ Insurance Development and Economic Growth* Liyan Hana‚ Donghui Lib‚ Fariborz Moshirianb and Yanhui Tiana a School of Economics & Management‚ Beihang University‚ Beijing‚ China. School of Banking and Finance‚ The University of New South Wales‚ Sydney‚ Australia. E-mail: donghui@unsw.edu.au b This paper investigates the relationship between insurance development and economic growth by employing GMM models on a dynamic panel data set of 77 economies for
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major changes in social structures‚ people ’s attitudes‚ national institutions‚ acceleration of economic growth and reduction of inequality. According to Kindleberger‚ Economic development means an increase in output of goods and services in the economy. It is more important than economic growth because economic development is more comprehensive process than economic growth. Economic growth is a quantitative term as it represents quantitative increase in the production of goods‚ services and factors
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challenges confronted BAL in 1993? 1. Economic forces By the 1990s‚ the Indian economy was undergoing structural change‚ and imports were largely unregulated. Since 1990‚ consumers had felt the pinch of recession‚ inflation had averaged 13%‚ interest rates had shot up‚ and consumer purchasing power had dropped considerably. In 1993‚ demand for two-wheelers had declined substantially‚ the Indian two-wheeler vehicle industry suffered from chronic overcapacity due to the economic recession and the increase
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factors notwithstanding‚ a major weakness in the economy is that the growth is not perceived as being sufficiently inclusive for many groups * especially Scheduled Castes (SCs)‚ Scheduled Tribes (STs)‚ and minorities * Gender inequality * adverse effect on women * The lack of inclusiveness is borne out by data on several dimensions of performance. * rate of decline in poverty has not accelerated along with the growth in GDP * the incidence of poverty among certain marginalized
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Economic Growth Economic growth is the percentage increase in real national output in a given time period or the increase in the productive potential of the economy. Countries grwo at different rates‚ this is partly due to the fact that they are at different stages of their economic cycle. The economic growth for the UK is at 0.2%. The main measure of output is gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in an economy during one year. Economic growth can be
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Chappell & Co Ltd v The Nestlé Co Ltd [1959] 2 All ER 701 House of Lords Nestlé‚ manufacturers of wrapped chocolate bars‚ advertised for sale‚ as part of an advertising campaign‚ the record ’Rockin’ Shoes’. The price of the record was 1s 6d plus three wrappings from their 6d chocolate bars. Chappell‚ who were the sole licensees of the copyright of ’Rockin’ Shoes’‚ claimed that Nestlé had infringed their copyright and sought injunction and damages. Nestlé claimed that they were entitled to
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